Thanks, Dee.
I am glad I found this today, AFTER a stressful day yesterday. I see the right things I did to handle it.
A friend of mine- who I was supposed to meet for lunch yesterday - texted me just as I was going into my 930 AA mtg, planning to meet her after....that she was going back inpatient. Yesterday.
We met at the big clubhouse we go to, and she was a big cheerleader for me as went through steps 4 and 5. Which incidentally was the topic of yesterday's meeting. All kinds of thoughts and emotions went through my head and heart about my friend- and my own recovery.
As the rest of my day unfolded I got through it using a lot of tools above.
Saving this for future reference of a time I used this stuff and a reminder to future self!